Be Creative @ Your Library!
Preschool thru 2nd grade: Read four easy reading books or one chapter book on your level each week. Write the title(s) in your Reading Log and bring it to the library to get a sticker. Earn a different prize each week! Prizes sponsored by the East Hills Business Association and the Friends of the Library.
3rd thru 6th grade: Read at least one chapter book on your level each week. Write the title(s) in your Reading Log and bring it to the library to get a sticker. Earn a different prize each week! Prizes sponsored by the East Hills Business Association and the Friends of the Library.
June 23 10:00—11:00 Be-Bop Bunny Hip-Hop Storytime (ages 3 to 6)
Put on your bunny ears to step and kick with the rabbits in Dance Away by George Shannon, and join in the wiggler “My Rabbit!”
Music: Do Your Ears Hang Low? Treat: Gummis
June 24 10:00—11:00 Hip-Hop Workshop (ages 7 to 12)
Curious about MCing, DJing? What’s poetry got to do with it?! And what are griots? Explore the fascinating roots of hip-hop with Jessica Hangey of Le Dance Academie – then try it yourself!
June 30 10:00—11:00 Color Your World Storytime (ages 3 to 6)
Our “mad scientist” will read Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh, and create “Fireworks in a Glass!” Listen to the wiggler “Five Little Paintbrushes.” Bring a smock or old shirt, ‘cause we’ll be Dilly Dot painting!
Music: Colors Treat: M&Ms
July 1 10:00—2:00 LIONS & BEADS & PAINT, OH MY! (ages 3 to 12)
It’s Craft Day! Craft Stations will be open from 10:00 to 2:00 to accommodate our budding artists. We’ll be creating some intricate projects, including painted flowers and sea creatures, so relax and enjoy the fun! Bring a smock or old shirt!
July 7 10:00—11:00 Get The Beat Storytime (ages 3 to 6)
Design your own sticks and tap along with Max in Brian Pinkney’s Max Finds Two Sticks. Get the beat with rhythms from faraway lands, then wind down with the “Shhhh” wiggler! Treat: Pretzel Sticks
July 9 10:00—11:00 Bill Pate’s “Drum Trail” (ages 3 to 12)
Get the beat at Bill Pate’s highly interactive program “Drum Trail,” a journey through 15 billion years of noise, rhythm and music! Sponsored by the law firm of Leventry, Haschak & Rodkey.
July 14 10:00—11:00 Starstruck Storytime (ages 3 to 6)
Can you think of different kinds of stars? Touch a real “star” at the end of How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers! Paint a night scene of magic stars (bring a smock or old shirt), and take home a “Star Light, Star Bright” project.
Music: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Treat: Lollipops
July 15 1:00—3:00 Get In The Act (ages 7 to 12)
Explore the exciting world of theatre with interactive stage games and hands-on activities with Jayme Brooks and Branden Miller, both theatre students at UPJ. Learn about makeup, lighting, sound, and discover what really happens backstage! Noises off and curtains up!
July 21 10:00—11:00 Over The Top Hat Magic Storytime (ages 3 to 6)
Milo the Magnificent isn’t magnificent at all in Milo’s Hat Trick by Jon Agee. Travel with Milo as he searches the woods for a rabbit…maybe you’ll find a bag of “Magic Beans” along the way! Try on different toppers in the wiggler “Hats,” then decorate a magic top hat to wear.
Music: Music is Magic Treat: Jelly Beans
July 22 1:00—2:00 Creative Contraptions Magic Show (ages 3 to 12)
Celebrate your success as a “Star Reader” with Jeff Vanderhoff’s amazing magical performance! Sponsored by 1st Summit Bank and the Friends of the Library.
Highland Community Library 330 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown PA 15904 266-5610, ext. 305